Get Energized Now
Jun
18
What Can You Edit in Your Life?
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I was at a trade show recently when my coach walked by my booth and told me I needed to edit my banner and my business card. She said it was too busy. That’s pretty much how I’ve gone through life with as much activity, information, and stuff crammed into time and space that I could muster. I’m realizing that I need to edit some things out of my life, edit the noise and distractions, edit the things that don’t bring me joy any more.
To that end, I’m editing out my monthly ezine, Live Wire, which I’ve been writing and publishing for 10 years. It’s time to move everything to the blog…and by the way I’m working on a new website/blog combination to make things easier for everybody. I will publish just one more Live Wire announcing the big change, then there will only be archives of some of them on my website. I’ve noticed that it didn’t bring me joy to sit down and write it any more, it became more of an obligation and once it doesn’t make me happy, it’s outta here.
I’m working on my new banner and biz cards as we speak and I’ve jettisoned even more stuff from my garage. I’ve decided to take on new business strategies that will allow me more time for the things that matter and allow me to have more control and balance on my timeline vs. somebody else’s timeline. New strategies and ways of moving through the world that are streamlined and purposeful to who I am today, not who I was years ago when I first created them.
What can you edit from your life to make room for more energy. When you get rid of old, tired energy, you make room for more energy. Freeing up time, energy, space and emotional room, creates space for new things to come into your life. Pick a lane and go with the flow of your intentions. If you feel overwhelm, you haven’t yet made a decision. If you are dancing between ambivelance and action, move towards action and watch what happens. Go ahead and actively edit some of the things that don’t fit your lifestyle any more. Change things up and see what good comes of it and see what newfound energy arrives at your feet.
Jun
16
Bouncing back and forth between high-octane conferences in fast-paced cities and then returning to my home in an “active adult community” – read retirement resort; it strikes me that there must be a balance between living life in 6th gear and going in reverse.My ‘hood is not nearly active, or young enough for me – hence my move to the mountains with vital, active, outdoor adventurous types, but I’m feeling I don’t fit in with the uber pace of those I left in Washington DC. It reminds me of trekking through Nepal with my buddies and our pack of Sherpas carrying our load. We had just flown in from our home in Germany – still a slower pace than the US, and we were on European time on the hiking trail. Our Sherpas would fix us lunch and then we would lounge for an hour or two and then quit hiking around 2 or 3 to lounge some more.
At first we were a little aggitated that we were burning daylight and we wanted to hike further down the trail and not waste time sitting around. That thinking lasted only a couple days until we settled in to their rhythm of life and began to relax and bask in the lounging amidst the Himalayan peaks surrounding us. We played campfire games, showed our Sherpas skits from our camp days and taught them how to do shadow puppets on the tent walls by firelight. We had time to create, laugh, lounge and just be.
Now I’m feeling that schleping suitcases through airports umpteen times a month and chasing airplanes isn’t the pace I want or need any more. Security lines aren’t as fun as they used to be and so I’m making major changes to my life to support more of the Nepali Time and allow more free time. I’m setting up business systems, hiring Virtual Assistants and other life support to free up my time for more play with the people that matter. I’m feeling more energized by the mere thought of not continuing the pace I’ve lead for a decade and anticipate with eagerness the slower pace of the mountains…although not so slow as my retirement community. Maybe I’ll gear down to 3rd or 4th….I don’t want to hit reverse just yet.
On our recent cruise, my mom (who has never napped in her 80 years) decided to take the slower pace and nap twice a day and bypass the poolside festivities. It was a respite from the drunken masses and the sweet escape felt sinfully delicious.What is your pace? Is it serving you well? Is your pace energizing you, boring you, or irritating you? How does it settle with you and does a slower pace invite relaxing or aggitation? Take a high-level look at your pace and your life and see what you can see. And see what you can change for the better. Take stock of your pace – maybe it’s time to switch gears to something that suits your better for this time of your life. Now I’m going to go play squeakie with my dog, Madison….
